Global Patent Index - EP 3693641 A4

EP 3693641 A4 20210707 - COUPLER AND REMOVAL TOOL FOR SAME

Title (en)

COUPLER AND REMOVAL TOOL FOR SAME

Title (de)

KOPPLER UND ENTFERNUNGSWERKZEUG DAFÜR

Title (fr)

COUPLEUR ET OUTIL DE DÉMONTAGE POUR CELUI-CI

Publication

EP 3693641 A4 20210707 (EN)

Application

EP 18864003 A 20181003

Priority

  • JP 2017193990 A 20171004
  • JP 2018036963 W 20181003

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3693641A1] Provided are a coupler that can be produced at a low cost and that enables an actuator and a valve to be easily attached and detached without using a fastener, and a removal tool for the same. According to a coupler (3) for an actuator (4) and a valve (2), which is sandwiched detachably between the actuator (4) and the valve (2), the valve (2) is provided with a flange portion (22) protruding from an outer periphery of a valve main body, and the coupler (3) is provided with an elastically deformable hook portion (31) latching onto an outer periphery of the flange portion (22) to prevent detachment of the coupler (3), and a fixing portion (35) fastened to the actuator (4).

IPC 8 full level

F16K 27/00 (2006.01); B25B 27/14 (2006.01); B66F 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B25B 27/14 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B66F 15/00 (2013.01 - EP); F16K 27/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F16K 31/44 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3693641 A1 20200812; EP 3693641 A4 20210707; CN 111183309 A 20200519; JP 2019066009 A 20190425; JP 7073612 B2 20220524; KR 102617066 B1 20231227; KR 20200059252 A 20200528; US 2021107124 A1 20210415; WO 2019069962 A1 20190411

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18864003 A 20181003; CN 201880064830 A 20181003; JP 2017193990 A 20171004; JP 2018036963 W 20181003; KR 20207011342 A 20181003; US 201816753584 A 20181003